Monterey, Virginia Weather
Monterey, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Monterey, Highland County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monterey.
About Monterey, Virginia
Monterey is a quiet sentinel in the rolling highlands, a place where the sky feels vast and the hills, cloaked in a perpetual emerald hue, seem to sigh with ancient winds. It lies 33.0 miles west-north-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 303°T), and is situated 25.4 miles north-north-west of Craigsville. The very air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a clean, crisp perfume that sharpens the senses. Roads, like threads of grey ribbon, wind through the undulating terrain, connecting scattered farmsteads and leading the eye towards distant, hazy peaks that blur into the horizon. In the late afternoon, the sun, a molten orb, spills honeyed light across the meadows, illuminating the dew-kissed grasses and casting long, dancing shadows that lend a profound stillness to the landscape. The silence is not empty, but filled with the hum of unseen life and the distant murmur of a world that moves at its own deliberate pace. This is a corner of Virginia where the land dictates the rhythm of life, a place that has for generations been shaped by the hardy spirit of its agricultural roots. The economy of Monterey has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, with cattle grazing on steep pastures and crops clinging to fertile valleys. History whispers in the weathered barns and the stone fences that delineate fields, remnants of a past where resilience and self-sufficiency were paramount. While modern amenities have found their way to this remote haven, a distinct cultural character persists, a quiet pride in heritage and a deep connection to the land. The absence of bustling industry lends Monterey a palpable sense of peace, a stark contrast to the clamor of more populous regions, allowing for a contemplative existence where the changing seasons are the most prominent markers of time.
Live animated radar for Monterey and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Monterey, Highland County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.412343°N, 79.580604°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24465 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monterey, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monterey, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Monterey includes coordinates 38.412343°N, 79.580604°W, situated in Highland County. ZIP code 24465. Telephone area code: 540. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
